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Dead Whistle Stop

Synopsis

Daniel’s not going to the office today. A dying man asked him to deliver a letter, so he’s doing that instead. Though he’s not sure who the dying man was or where the person he’s delivering it to is. Or what, if anything, it has to do with his new neighbours, The Illuminated Brotherhood of the All Seeing Eye.
Official Selection PÖFF Shorts - Black Nights Film Festival 2022

Details

Year
2022
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
20 min
Director
Sean McKenna
Producer
Jamie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Frances MacDonald
Editor
Sean Mckenna
Screenwriter
Sean McKenna
Director of Photography
Graham Boonzaaier
Production Designer
Lesley-Anne Rose
Music
Brad Field, Ben Pope
Principal cast
Taurean Stelle, Kate Dickie, Samantha Neale, Liam Thomas
Costume
Sherlyn Oliphant

Genre

Action Experimental

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Paisley Films

Jamie MacDonald

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